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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 221

Arms Export Control Act, to any country which the President determines— "(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism, or "(2) otherwise supports international terrorism. "(b) The President may waive the application of subsection (a) to a country if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act. "(c) If sanctions are imposed on a country pursuant to subsection (a) because of its support for international terrorism, the President should call upon other countries to impose similar sanctions on that country.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(f) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by striking out ", credits, and guaranties" and ", credits, or guaranties" each place they appear.

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SEC. 504. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO LIBYA. (a) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-

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sion of law, the President may prohibit any article grown, produced, extracted, or manufactured in Libya from being imported into the United States. (b) PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may prohibit any goods or technology, including technical data or other information, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or exported by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, from being exported to Libya. (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "United States", when used in a geographical sense, includes territories and possessions of the United States. SEC. 505. BAN ON IMPORTING GOODS AND SERVICES FROM COUNTRIES SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

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(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may ban the importation into the United States of any good or service from any country which supports terrorism or terrorist organizations or harbors terrorists or terrorist organizations. (b) CONSULTATION.—The President, in every possible instance, President of U.S. shall consult with the Congress before exercising the authority granted by this section and shall consult regularly with the Congress so long as that authority is being exercised. (c) REPORTS.—Whenever the President exercises the authority President of U.S. granted by this section, he shall immediately transmit to the Congress a report specifying— (1) the country with respect to which the authority is to be exercised and the imports to be prohibited; (2) the circumstances which necessitate the exercise of such authority; (3) why the President believes those circumstances justify the exercise of such authority; and